+ Vegetarianism
   Veg Topics: Vegetarianism
Vegetarian Diet & Vegetarianism
   Vegetarian food
The sweet sounding English word 'vegetarian'
     Vegetarian is first found in print publications in 1842. "At any
     rate there is generally with vegetarians, and especially fruit
Why Go Vegetarian?
   Many people adopt a 100% vegetarian diet because of concerns for animal
   For the past 160+ years various 'Vegetarian' Societies around the world
   have misused the word 'vegetarian' for mixed diets which include animal
   In essence, "vegetarianism" was created to describe those who held the
   habitat. While the majority of "vegetarians" have adopted the altered
   reclaiming the word "vegetarianism" with the sentiment of the 'ism' it
   A true vegetarian diet consists purely of plant-based foods.
   spices, and grains. 100% Vegetarians do not consume any animal-derived
   about 5% (or 16 million people) are vegetarian[[1]], but a much larger
   number of people eat mostly vegetarian (33% or 100 million
   100% Vegetarian or Vegan Diet (can also be called Herbivorous /
   A 100% vegetarian or vegan (pronounced VEE-gan) is someone choosing a
     animals. Carnism is essentially the opposite of vegetarianism; while
     a vegetarian is a person who believes it's unethical to eat animals
     which, like vegetarians, are animals that are able to survive
   Mostly Vegetarian Diet - a term used by those who wish to reduce the
   Lacto Diet - often misleadingly called lacto-vegetarian - it is diet
   Ovo Diet - often misleadingly called ovo-vegetarian - a diet that
   Note: At HappyCow we do make use of the terms lacto-vegetarian and
   ovo-vegetarian. We actively encourage dairy & egg eaters to switch to
   pure 100% vegetarian plant food diets.
   pacifism. Food is real vegetarian/vegan except for honey, though some
   historical material & more: www.ivu.org/history/vegetarian.html
     * [1] In U.S., 5% Consider Themselves Vegetarians, Gallup, July 26,
     * Animal Rights and Vegetarianism
     * Vegetarian Recipes
     * Famous Vegetarians
More information on vegetarian diets:
     * Vegetarian protein sources
     * More on becoming vegetarian
     * Vegetarian health
     * Vegetarian/Vegan recipes
   Savvy Vegetarian
   only products containing vegetarian ingredients, on occasion
   vegetarian travel